Vermont School

URN 116625·Not applicable·Foundation special school·Aspire Community Trust·Compare

Flags

5

4 high

Overall absence at 22.5%Staff costs at 102.8% of incomeIn-year deficit of 23.9%Inadequate — Quality of education, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jun 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£31,030.81

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

102.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-20.2%

of income

In-year balance

-23.9%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 22.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 22.5%.

Staff costs at 102.8% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 102.8%.

In-year deficit of 23.9%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 23.9% of income.

Inadequate — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 7.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

24 June 2025 · Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1

Quality of education

Inadequate

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Inadequate
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)17.0%
Expected standard (writing)0.0%
Expected standard (maths)11.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.0.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

53

Capacity

55 (96%)

Free school meals

81.1%

English additional lang.

3.8%

Ethnicity

White British 75.5%Black 3.8%Mixed 18.8%

Age range: 511

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

13.0

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

4.1

Mean salary

£46,893

Turnover

Vacancy rate

7.1%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

22.5%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

64.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

12.0%

Unauthorised absence

10.4%

2024/25 · 59 pupils